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‘An extreme character’: Eagles mascot Swoop endures for 25 years and counting

Swoop crash-landed at the Vet on his reveal night in 1996. More in your face than on your lap, the Eagles mascot mirrors the image of Philly's football fans.

Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie pretends to duel with Eagles mascot Swoop at a rally in the city hall courtyard on Dec. 24, 1996.
Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie pretends to duel with Eagles mascot Swoop at a rally in the city hall courtyard on Dec. 24, 1996.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
    by Frank Fitzpatrick, For The Inquirer
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